Court: Flash-Bang Grenades are Weapons of Mass Destruction

And North Carolina' definition includes explosive or incendiary grenades, which flash bangs unquestionably are.

Capt Gregory Prickett I understand that's the NCSC's ruling and interpretation of the law. I'm interested in how the police in NC will now be able to justify the use of a WMD against citizens before any action of the citizen that justifies such force.

If you are going to comment on the law, it would help if you understood how the law works. Let me give you a clue--the rules of checkers don't help you play poker.

The DHS web site definition doesn't matter. What matters is the North Carolina definition in the statute, which the NC Supreme Court said included flash bangs.

PS, I've read the 13-page opinion, have you?

Capt Gregory Prickett - Perhaps, esquire, you might work on reading comprehension first and stop running to your legal opinion tactic and pretend you have caught someone with a fancy, legally written 15 page court case. Yes, I did quote the DHS definition of a WMD but in the exact same sentence, one you were apparently to lazy to read (maybe playing checkers or something) I said:

"How a flash bang, whose intent is to cause disorientation/stun could be placed in the category of a WMD shows just how idiotic some or our lawmakers and our court systems are."

I acknowledged that lawmakers there in NC have different definition and that they have legislated it and are enforcing it there, duh. My comment is that the standard is ridiculous and that we have idiots in the legislature passing this sort of garbage. There is no one that knows anything about WMD's who would put a flashbang in a WMD law, yes/no? Take of your ambulance chaser hat and try to apply some common sense.

Cpl Jeff N. - you're making the same argument that the NC Supreme Court rejected. So what...it just means that you are wrong. Again.